Objective: To identify which Early Childhood Intervention practices and models are described
in the Brazilian literature. Data sources: A systematic integrative review of the literature indexed in databases from
Virtual Health Library, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine, Education Resources
Information Center and Portal of Periodicals of the Coordination of Improvement of
Higher Education Personnel was carried out, considering the period between 2005
and 2015. The following articles were analyzed: those published in English or
Portuguese, fully available online, with the terms “Early Intervention”, “Early
Stimulation” or “Essential Stimulation” in the title, abstract or keywords;
studies that enrolled children aged from 0 to 6 years, their caregivers or
professionals in Early Intervention services; manuscripts published in journals
classified as ≥ B2 (WebQualis; Qualis 2014) in the fields of Education or Physical
Education; and studies that described Early Intervention practices.Data synthesis: Early Intervention seems to be developed exclusively related to the health
sector, with prevalence of practices aimed at stimulating skills through the use
of clinical approaches, whose focus is centered on the child and structured in the
model of rehabilitative care. Conclusions: The adoption of Early Intervention practices and models are far from those
recommended and recognized by the international literature as good practices. In
this sense, the need of continuous education of professionals involved in this
area is shown, as well the need for investments in research on this subject.
<p>A Atividade Curricular de Integração Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão (ACIEPE) “Desenvolvimento infantil de zero a seis anos e a atuação da Terapia Ocupacional”, oferecida por docentes do curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade Federal de São Carlos, de março a setembro de 2013, teve por objetivo criar um diálogo entre educadores da rede municipal de educação infantil e graduandos sobre temas que envolvem a promoção do desenvolvimento infantil no cotidiano familiar e escolar. Trata-se de um relato de experiência que descreve a avaliação dos estudantes acerca dos conteúdos abordados nesta ACIEPE discutindo as implicações desta atividade na formação. Estudo investigativo descritivo, de abordagem qualitativa, com aplicação de questionário para dezenove alunos que participaram da ACIEPE. Destacam-se ganhos: na vivência interdisciplinar; no contato com os educadores; na produção de intervenções e no aprofundamento sobre as práticas de Terapia Ocupacional. Estudantes também identificam a experiência como desafiadora e afirmam ter obtido maior aprofundamento sobre as possibilidades da prática de Terapia Ocupacional no contexto da educação infantil, aprimorando seus conhecimentos acerca do processo de vinculação tanto com as crianças quanto com os educadores.</p>
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